Lal kitab was written by
Pt. Roop chand Joshi of Punjab. The book was published in sequels i.e. 1939,
1940, 1941, 1942 and the last one in 1952. The author of the Lal kitab has
divided the book in two parts. First part contains the principles and the
second one interpretation of horoscope. Some people think that Lal kitab is not
the part of Indian Vedic astrology which is totally wrong. In Lal Kitab the
chart of an individual is prepared as per the traditional principles, but the
only important differences is that the zodiacs and constellations are not
considered or taken into account for predictive astrology and only the fixed
houses of the planets are considered for the predictive purpose, first house,
starts with Aries and counting progressively in a sequence upto the 12th
house being that of Pisces. Before we move further here are some principles of
Lal Kitab.

1.
Friendly planets together occupying a house become extremely friendly and help
each other in producing good and auspicious results.

2. If
a female planet is placed in any house along with Saturn and both are being
aspected by any other planet, then the aspecting planet will become afflicted
and affect adversely the persons and relatives of such aspecting planet as
significaors.

3. If
two or more inimical planets are occupying a single house, they will not behave
as enemies. But it does not mean that they do not affect the influences of each
other and show their own results of being in that house independently i.e.
their conjunction does not affect their individual results.

4. In
general, all planets in their fixed houses, own house or exalted house
according to Lal Kitab will give good results. A planet in inimical house or in
a house of debilitation gives bad results. If a planet is not placed in his
fixed house and the same is occupied by a planet inimical to such planet, then
that planet will destroy the good results of the house in which he stands
placed.

5.
Mars in the 7th is considered to be highly conducive for gaining
large property. If Mercury is in the ascendant it will destroy the properties.
It will be destroyed because of the foolishness of the native, because here the
Mercury being in the first house is significator of the native. At the same
time if the Mercury is in the 8th house, it will again destroy the
properties, but here the reasons for destruction will be unknown and invisible,
because the active elements of the 8th house are always secretive
and mysterious in nature over which the native has no control.

6.
More planets in the 7th house than the 1st house show
that the ruler does not have control over his minister. If the planets in the
11th house are inimical to the planets in the first house, then they
will not obey the command of the ruler i.e., the results of the 11th
house will be adversely affected.

7.
Similarly,
if the planets of the 1st and 11h houses destination are friendly,
they will control the planets of the 7th house. If they are
inimical, the results would be bad.